The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. On looks and personality in medieval thought In Renaissance Italy, “beautiful people” were believed to be good, whereas “ugly people” were generally bad. But what was the “logic” behind this reasoning? Marlisa den Hartog • September 06, 2019
Worms, Corruption, and Medieval Detoxing Laxatives, bloodletting, vomiting - medieval medicine was very preoccupied with purging the human body. And with reason, as little animals might be living inside of us... Marlisa den Hartog • July 20, 2018
